by AFJN Intern | Aug 12, 2018
On August 11, 2018, a presentation on leadership deficits in Africa given by the Africa Faith and Justice Network’s Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP was mentioned by Joyce Coronel in his aricle “African priests strengthen U.S. church”. The article, published in... by Jacques Bahati | Aug 10, 2018
Despite all odds, women in Nigeria are breaking the code in technology. Yesterday, August 9th, five teenage girls from a Catholic Secondary school Regina Pacies in Onitsha Anambra state Nigeria challenged the world of technology and emerge as the gold winners among... by Jacques Bahati | Aug 8, 2018
This years 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize announced a Nigerian-German writer Efua Traoré as the regional winner for Africa. The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is the most global literary award, it holds competition for the best piece of unpublished short fiction... by Jacques Bahati | Aug 8, 2018
Please mark your calendar for the celebration of Africa Faith & Justice Network’s 35 Years of Advocacy, Capacity Building and Education for Transformation. The 35th Anniversary Celebration is scheduled for Friday September 14, 2018 from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm... by Jacques Bahati | Jul 31, 2018
In March 2018, General Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), testified in front of the House Armed Services Committee, as he gave command’s annual Posture Statement to Congress. Part of the importance behind military Generals... by Jacques Bahati | Jul 26, 2018
A brief account of the major Uganda’s regimes cannot possibly do justice to their impact to on the country today, but in order to understand, one must begin somewhere. However, this short piece is designed to provide an overview into the deep-seated issue of... by Jacques Bahati | Jul 26, 2018
In a place where education can already be so scarce, Sub-Saharan Africa cannot afford to discriminate education from willing students for reasons of stigma or outright discrimination. Recently, Burundi has joined a list of countries including Equatorial Guinea,... by Jacques Bahati | Jul 24, 2018
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has recently imposed a new tax on his citizens requiring a 200 Ugandan Shilling payment per day of use of over 50 social media sites including Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp among many other major platforms. As one might... by Jacques Bahati | Jul 24, 2018
In March, 55 nations of the African Union joined in Kigali, Rwanda to discuss the possibility of an open trade agreement throughout the continent. Free trade and free movement across the continent is a great step in the right direction for the 50-year goals of... by Jacques Bahati | Jul 24, 2018
When one enters the Water4 website, they will be greeted not by pictures of the founders of the organization or donors, but rather a hopeful picture of a village pumping water out of a well that they built themselves. Water4’s mission is clear, to bring relief...